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Analysis by Ben Wedeman, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a step toward changing “the balance of power in the region for years to come,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. Israel’s leader sees an opportunity opening up for a fundamental reconfiguration of power in Middle East and he may assume

CNN Analysis by Ben Wedeman, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a step toward changing “the balance of power in the region for years to come,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. Israel’s leader sees an opportunity opening up for a fundamental reconfiguration of power in Middle East and he may

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — We’ve heard a lot about the groups of voters that Kamala Harris seems to be struggling with — or at least not doing as well as Joe Biden did with them four years ago. Yet, the vice president has a small national edge over Donald Trump. How is

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple, General Motors, John Deere and Facebook have at least two things in common: They’re iconic US companies and they’ve faced the wrath of former President Donald Trump. Trump, more so than any American president in modern history, has directly targeted individual US businesses, threatening them

Analysis by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is dead after Israel announced he was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday. His death marks a major moment in recent Middle East history, but the long-term consequences are uncertain. It raises a key question: Do “decapitation strikes” killing the leaders of terrorist groups cripple them? The short

Analysis by Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — Most parents probably wouldn’t let their kids go to bars and nightclubs where they could meet adults who might harm them. But many parents do let them use social media, where some children are connecting with predators who go on to sexually assault them, say researchers slated to

CNN Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — After Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do next? The next 72 hours are likely to be full of Hezbollah’s remaining commanders assessing who is left, how safe it is to communicate and meet,

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — After Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do next? The next 72 hours are likely to be full of Hezbollah’s remaining commanders assessing who is left, how safe it is to communicate and meet, and

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Most voters cite the economy as their top concern, but it’s impossible to pin down since it affects every voter in a personal, situational and unique way. Contradictions abound. The massive and expensive effort to kickstart American manufacturing with a green industry is paying off in places

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that some things do matter in electoral politics. CNN’s KFile reported last week on North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson making inflammatory and racist remarks on a porn website’s message board. We now have polling data measuring the potential impact of that investigation on

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is fond of nuclear saber-rattling: On the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin leader presided over the rehearsal of a nuclear strike, and his not-so-veiled nuclear threats have since kept US officials on edge. This week, Putin once again

Analysis by Mick Krever, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — When pagers exploded across Lebanon last week, the year-long war with Hezbollah was not at the top of the Israeli political agenda. Instead, the political class was convulsed with speculation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and replace

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It wasn’t that long ago that candidates vying for the White House tried to win voters over with their plans to reduce the budget deficit, or, better yet, leave the country with no deficit at all. But now, as the dangers of a widening deficit and

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors say New York City Mayor Eric Adams engaged in a “long-running conspiracy,” accepting luxury travel and gifts from foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official. Adams, who’s been indicted on five federal public corruption charges, has denied wrongdoing and says he is being

Analysis by Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — One of the increased dangers kids could face on social media this week comes from an unexpected source: their parents. On National Daughters Day on Wednesday, many parents will share pictures of their children on their social media feeds. Moms and dads may do the same on National

Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN Liverpool, England (CNN) — Three months after a historic election victory, it felt like the downpour at the Labour Party’s conference would never end. Lawmakers and officials in Britain’s new governing party have been trudging through a massive conference center in Liverpool, northwest England since Sunday in sodden suits, a

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The Kelly Ortberg era at Boeing has been marked by something resembling hope — a decidedly faint flicker of optimism that the too-big-to-fail company might get back to making super safe planes and providing good jobs to the tens of thousands of workers needed to build

Analysis by Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over how the newly divided National Assembly would be represented in the administration. Finally, Macron has revealed his cabinet – led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier marking a shift to the right and leaving left-leaning politicians out in

Analysis by Allison Morrow and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge sentenced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend to two years in prison, citing her extensive cooperation with prosecutors that led to the conviction of the former face of the cryptocurrency industry in one of the largest financial frauds in US

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump had an apocalyptic warning for a group of farmers in swing state Pennsylvania: If he loses the election, “You won’t have a farm very long.” Trump spoke Monday at an event highlighting his vow to protect rural Americans from the perceived predatory power of China, at